Professional Football Player. He gained fame as an Irish-American collegiate and professional football player. After playing high school football at Bernards High School, Nash starred at Rutgers University as a tackle from 1913 to 1915 and was named to Walter Camp's 1914 second-team All-America list. He played professionally in the Ohio League for the Massillon Tigers and served in the U.S. Navy during World War I before joining in 1920 the Akron Pros in the inaugural season of the American Professional Football Association, which was later renamed the National Football League. He helped the Pros to the league's first championship that season. Nash was sold to the Buffalo All-Americans in one of professional football's first trades and was named first-team All-Pro in 1921 by the Buffalo Evening News. He remained with Buffalo through the 1923 season. After a season with the Rochester Jeffersons, he joined the New York Giants where he served as the first team captain in franchise history. Regarded as one of the greatest offensive tackles of his era, Nash was named posthumously to the Rutgers University Hall of Fame in 1988.
Professional Football Player. He gained fame as an Irish-American collegiate and professional football player. After playing high school football at Bernards High School, Nash starred at Rutgers University as a tackle from 1913 to 1915 and was named to Walter Camp's 1914 second-team All-America list. He played professionally in the Ohio League for the Massillon Tigers and served in the U.S. Navy during World War I before joining in 1920 the Akron Pros in the inaugural season of the American Professional Football Association, which was later renamed the National Football League. He helped the Pros to the league's first championship that season. Nash was sold to the Buffalo All-Americans in one of professional football's first trades and was named first-team All-Pro in 1921 by the Buffalo Evening News. He remained with Buffalo through the 1923 season. After a season with the Rochester Jeffersons, he joined the New York Giants where he served as the first team captain in franchise history. Regarded as one of the greatest offensive tackles of his era, Nash was named posthumously to the Rutgers University Hall of Fame in 1988.
Bio by: Adam Penale
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